TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 74-1238434)
Tax period: 2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed: 2018-04-04
IRS object ID: 201820949349300907
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-04-04T12:37:26-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	742073801	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ingram Wallis & Company PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 East Villa Maria Rd Ste 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bryan	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77802	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	741238434	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TEXA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9798458600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKWY S No 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLLEGE STATION	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77845	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DR KAREN BUTLER-PURRY	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9798458600	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-03-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	James D Ingram IV	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00163299	PTIN
Phone	9797762600	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.219.78.50	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-03-13	IPDt
IP Tm	09:40:38	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	44AEC05C0AE0046FE31FD93A198C902D4B5D9E6A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	F67C105FEF29A7478B72D4CF53DCAABA28BC7E8D	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DR KAREN BUTLER-PURRY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKWY S No 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLLEGE STATION	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77845	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$78,132,282	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	rf.tamu.edu	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1944	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To facilitate research and development within the Texas A&M University System and selected other entities.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	2	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,956	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$84,254,481	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$77,447,957	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$253,650	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$129,851	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$229,703	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$486,661	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$84,236,490	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$78,064,469	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$11,874,466	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,373,798	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$75,629,687	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$70,309,085	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$87,504,153	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$79,682,883	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,267,663	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,618,414	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$21,588,098	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,632,763	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,543,715	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,727,161	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$13,044,383	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,905,602	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	To facilitate research and development within the Texas A&M University System and selected other entities.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$78,595,359	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$77,254,890	RevenueAmt
Desc	To facilitate research and development within the Texas A&M University System and selected other entities.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$78,595,359	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	60	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	2	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Dana Thomas	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9798453806	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 Harvey Mitchell Parkway S Ste	AddressLine1Txt
City	College Station	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77845	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Karen Butler-Purry
President & CEO, Director	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Mogford
Director - Chairman of the	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kristi Billinger
Vice-President, Director	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Garrett
General Counsel, Corp. Sec	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dana Thomas
Vice President, CFO and Tr	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Rev Sponsored Research	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$77,447,957	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$77,447,957	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$77,447,957	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$197,664	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$197,664	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$67,813	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$67,813	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$67,813	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$67,813	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Unrealized Gain on Investment	541900	$547,024	$547,024
Unrealized Loss on Permanently Re	541900	-$60,363	-$60,363

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$486,661	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$78,064,469	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$77,380,144	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$684,325	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,373,798	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,373,798	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$299	TotalAmt
Management And General	$299	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,831	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,831	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$237,327	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$200,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,005,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,000,348	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,007	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,324,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,324,399	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE	$50,390,988	$50,338,469	$52,519
INDIRECT COSTS	$13,081,528	$13,081,528
PAYROLL RELATED COSTS	$2,290,372	$2,290,372
JUDGMENTS & SETTLEMENTS	$750,000		$750,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,616	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,682,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,595,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,087,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,918,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,560,594	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,221,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,788,780	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$119,862	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$30,810,579	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$23,954,816	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,017,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,855,763	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$299,904	BOYAmt
EOY	$235,680	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,084	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,588,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,632,763	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,622,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,333,461	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,921,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$393,700	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,543,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,727,161	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,675,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,597,838	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,912	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$365,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$304,852	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,044,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,905,602	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,588,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,632,763	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,618,414	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$1,479,633	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,956	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$13,851	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$172,757,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$119,427,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$102,997,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$84,254,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$77,447,957	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$556,885,534	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$172,759,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$119,434,171	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$102,997,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$84,260,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$77,447,957	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$556,899,385	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$556,899,385	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$811,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,416,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$70,430	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$413,236	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$684,325	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,395,339	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$811,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,416,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$70,430	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$413,236	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$684,325	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,395,339	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,118,627	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,127	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,421,498	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$3,562,252	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$174,688,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$120,872,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$105,489,678	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$84,673,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$78,132,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$563,856,976	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98770	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98970	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00600	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00480	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$69,295	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,789	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$72,084	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$63,243	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,956	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$96	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$69,295	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$70,407	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$7,164	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$63,243	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$56,820	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,735	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,852	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$70,407	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$53,187	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,160	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,473	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$56,820	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$305,305	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$305,305	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,879,981	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,539,794	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$340,187	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$28,620,293	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$22,410,022	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,210,271	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,855,763	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$78,132,282	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$78,132,282	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$67,813	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$67,813	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$78,064,469	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$79,750,696	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$67,813	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$67,813	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$79,682,883	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$79,682,883	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:	On September 1, 2009, the Foundation adopted the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, as amended by FASB in September 2009. The Foundation evaluates its uncertain tax positions using the provisions of ASC 450, Contingencies. Accordingly, a loss contingency is recognized when it is probable that a liability has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The amount recognized is subject to estimate and management judgment with respect to the likely outcome of each uncertain tax position. The amount that is ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax provision or for all uncertain tax positions in the aggregate could differ from the amount recognized. Interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions are recognized as components of federal income tax expense. As noted above, the Foundation is a tax-exempt non-profit organization; therefore, no provision or liability for federal income taxes has been included in the financial statements. The Foundation believes that its tax position regarding its status as a tax-exempt organization will remain significantly unchanged within the next twelve months. While the Foundation is not aware of any tax examinations being conducted, tax years 2014 - 2016 remain subject to examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	Basis of Disposed Equipment -67,813.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Basis of Disposed Equipment 67,813.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	1	Program Services	Research	$40,000
Europe	1	Program Services	Research	$34,019,138
North America	1	Program Services	Research	$52,900

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	3	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$34,112,038	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$34,112,038	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EXPENDITURE RECORDS AND REPORTING - THE RF IS NOT A GRANTMAKER, AND WHILE IT DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS OR TO FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS, IT DOES ADMINISTER GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND OTHER SPONSORED PROGRAMS FUNDED BY OTHERS, INCLUDING GRANTS WITH ACTIVITY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE RF COMPLIES WITH SPONSOR REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS OMB CIRCULARS A-21, A-110 AND A-133 AND 2 CFR CHAPTER II, PART 200 IN ITS COSTING, ADMINISTRATION, AND RECORD-KEEPING PRACTICES INCLUDING RECORDS OF ALL DISBURSEMENTS AND REPORTS ON THE USAGE OF THE SPONSORS' FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	There are four members of the Board consisting of the Vice Chancellor for Research, TAMUS; the Executive Director, Sponsored Research Services, TAMU; the Vice President of Research, TAMU and the President and CEO of the Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	Copies of the Form 990 are provided to the Board. The Board reviews the form and discusses it with the CPAs responsible for preparing the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	New trustees, officers, and key personnel must complete and sign the conflict of interest disclosure form. Any change in circumstances that alters the information on a form that was previously submitted must be reported in a timely fashion. At a minimum, each trustee, officer, or key person must submit a new or updated form (with signature) each year. All completed and signed forms are retained by the Corporate Secretary. The Corporate Secretary monitors COI form submissions to verify that all required persons have a current COI form on file. All board and board committee meeting agenda items are reviewed against known conflicts of interest disclosed by board or committee members. Where a conflict of interest has been identified, such member must recuse himself or herself from discussions or voting on the matter, or may be asked to leave the room while the matter is being discussed or voted. All negotiators, buyers, proposal/project administrators are informed of organizations that may be involved in a conflict of interest and must get management approval for any proposed transaction with such organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The CEO, as well as all officers, receives zero compensation from the Foundation as each is employed by Texas A&M University.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The financials and governing documents can be reviewed on the Foundation's website. The conflict of interest policy is available upon request.